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FINANCIAL INCLUSION KEY TO NIGERIA’S GROWTH – CBN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says financial inclusion is critical to driving Nigeria’s economic growth and stability. Speaking at the 2025 CBN Fair in Kano, Governor Olayemi Cardoso, represented
NCDC, NORTH CENTRAL GOVERNORS UNITE TO TACKLE POVERTY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chairman of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Barrister Kosmus Akighir, says the commission will work closely with governors to boost development and fight poverty in the region. Speaking
2027: TINUBU’S RE-ELECTION A DONE DEAL IN JIGAWA – GUMEL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban APC stakeholders in Jigawa State say President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027 is already secured. Speaking in Dutse during the commissioning of a Renewed Hope Sensitization
FG LAUNCHES NEW INCENTIVES TO BOOST AGRICULTURE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has unveiled fresh measures to drive investment and food production under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaking at the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment
NIPOST INTERCEPTS CANNABIS SHIPMENT FROM THAILAND By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has intercepted a consignment of cannabis hidden inside a duvet cover from Thailand. According to its Director of Corporate Communications, Mallam Ibrahim Musa, details of those involved
NIGERIA OPEN FOR INVESTMENT, VP SHETTIMA TELLS VISA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured global investors that Nigeria is open for business across all sectors, emphasizing President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to economic transformation through tough but rewarding reforms.
CUSTOMS HANDS OVER $5.3M VANDALIZED POWER CABLES, SUSPECTS TO CIVIL DEFENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over four suspects and vandalised power cables worth $5.3 million to the Nigeria Security and Civil
KATSINA GOV’T, CARE NIGERIA LAUNCH PROJECT TO TRAIN 2,000 HEALTH WORKERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Katsina State Government in partnership with CARE Nigeria has launched the EnRiCH Project to train 2,000 frontline health workers and reach over one million residents with
GOV MUTFWANG WARNS AGAINST POLITICIZING SECURITY ISSUES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Caleb Mutfwang has cautioned against politicizing the security challenges facing Plateau State, saying such actions only worsen the situation. He made this call while receiving the Chairman of the Governing
NIGER GOV’T PLEDGES N5BN TO REVIVE NCAT MINI CAMPUS IN MINNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Niger State Government has pledged ₦5 billion for classrooms and hostels to revive the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) mini campus at Bola Ahmed Tinubu